The married actor Kei Tanaka from the Japanese drama "Ossan's Love" was involved in an affair scandal with actress Mei Nagano in April. But as one wave subsides, another arises: he has now reportedly been accused of participating in illegal online gambling and could be prosecuted at any time.
Kei Tanaka, who is well-known for his love of gambling, recently went to the US to compete in the World Series of Poker and won third place, taking home a prize of 115,295 US dollars (about 480,000 ringgit)! However, with greater fame comes greater scrutiny. Some netizens disclosed what appears to be Kei Tanaka's results in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, which gathers records of poker players worldwide. They discovered that he participated in an online poker event hosted by WSOP on September 22, 2022, and won a prize of 40,120 US dollars (around 170,000 ringgit). Japanese law prohibits online gambling activities, and the statute of limitations for gambling offenses is three years. The netizen claimed to have reported Kei Tanaka to the authorities, raising concerns that he could be arrested at any moment.
In addition, on the day Kei Tanaka participated in the World Series of Poker, a mysterious woman wearing a fisherman's hat was spotted behind him, holding a phone and appearing to be furtively filming while avoiding the camera. Some netizens questioned whether the woman was Mei Nagano or Kei Tanaka's wife. However, others pointed out that the phone Mei Nagano uses is different from the one the mysterious woman was holding, and speculate that she would not so brazenly meet up with Kei Tanaka in public.
News source: on.cc